A new scheme for biomonitoring heavy metal concentrations in semi-natural wetlands

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 158, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 340-358

  Batzias, A F ^a   Siontorou, C G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PIRAEUS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Decision support system; Fuzzy multicriteria analysis; Heavy metals biomonitoring; Semi natural wetland

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; CONTROL THEORY; HEAVY METALS; METALS; MONITORING; POLLUTION CONTROL; ROBUST CONTROL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; WETLANDS;

BIO SENSOR; BIO-MONITORING; CIRCULAR PATTERN; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONS; DYNAMIC INTEGRATION; FUZZY MULTICRITERIA ANALYSIS; HEAVY METAL CONCENTRATIONS; HEAVY METALS BIOMONITORING; LONG-TERM MONITORING; LONG-TERM VIABILITY; MONITORING COSTS; NATURAL WETLANDS; RE-CALIBRATION; RELIABILITY AND ROBUSTNESS; SEASONALITY; SEMI-NATURAL WETLAND; VALIDATION PHASE;

BIOSENSORS;

CHROMIUM; HEAVY METAL;

BIOMONITORING; CALIBRATION; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; HEAVY METAL; WETLAND;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BIOSENSOR; CALIBRATION; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FUZZY SYSTEM; POLLUTION CONTROL; RELIABILITY; STEADY STATE; WETLAND;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METALS, HEAVY; WETLANDS;

BOEOTIA; CENTRAL GREECE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 50549089370     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2008.01.092     Document Type: Article

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